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Bin-bags trial could give ravenous gulls the sack
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Happy Eastcliff with a bag
KENT NEWS:

Homes on Ramsgate’s Eastcliff have just started a gull-proof refuse-bag trial.

It has been launched to thwart the birds, which tear up rubbish bags in search of food.

The mess from their raids has been partially blamed for the state of some of the area’s streets and the trial adopted in a bid to improve street cleanliness.

The idea came from the local PACT (Partners and Communities Together), residents’ groups and ward councillors, who wanted to put a stop to pilfering by the gulls.

The bags are made out of polypropylene and will protect the black sacks that are put out for binmen.

The first of the bags have been delivered to homes.
 
A total of some 250 homes in Augusta Road, Augusta Place, Artillery Road, Arklow Square, Shaftsbury Street, Waterloo Place, Irchester Street and Balmoral Place will be taking part in the trial, which will run until Thursday, September 30.

The trial will cover the gulls’ breeding season during the spring and summer.

Homes have received one gull-proof bag free of charge; it holds an amount equivalent to that of two or three standard black rubbish sacks.

As well as aiming to cut the amount of rubbish caused by gulls splitting standard black rubbish sacks, the trial also aims to see how easy residents find using the new bag and whether any improvements can be made.

Shirley Tomlinson, Thanet council’s cabinet member for environmental services, said: “Residents in Eastcliff came to us with the idea of the seagull-proof bag and now they’re about to start trying it out to see how well it works.

“Seagulls are a menace in this area, particularly during the breeding season, and they were one of the main reasons we first introduced wheeled bins to Thanet, to try and stop them attacking waste.

“However, there are a number of areas across our district that aren’t suitable for wheeled bins, so we need to look at other possible solutions. It will be interesting to see how well this scheme works.”
POSTED: 09/03/2010 17:45:11

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